Guy Smith | March 1, 2012
TweetDavy Jones, one of the Monkeys passed on yesterday (for you kids, the Monkeys were a pop group with a camp TV show in the 1960s). Though their television show was loaded with simpleminded Hollywood silliness, some of the songs Davy and the band performed were honest, well structured, lyrically pleasing. Not Paganini or Merle [...]
Guy Smith | January 5, 2010
TweetWorking with other musicians can be a downright joy. Lately I have had Steve Laciak (who I have nicknamed “One Take Laciak”) doing lead guitar on some demos. Steve is of that caste of musicians that take his craft seriously and life … not so much. The result is he comes into the studio, listens [...]
Guy Smith | December 16, 2009
TweetPeople watchful for signs of the Apocalypse saw one this morning as news broke that both ABBA and The Stooges will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. To steal yet another line from Mojo Nixon, “What could be less rock and roll than ABBA. The Archies?” For people fortunate enough to [...]
Guy Smith | August 29, 2009
TweetI could get used to this real quick. There is a holy place in the unholy town of Berkeley, California. Smelted in the 1960′s along with several thousand other coffee shops (the American variety, not the Amsterdam kind, though in the 60′s the differences were minor) was The Freight. Its proper name is The Freight [...]
Guy Smith | August 23, 2009
TweetHaving written songs and performed solo for way too long, it is odd being in a band. (We’ll call it a band. More like four guys who wanted to jam and needed a good reason to drink week nights). Individually we are all quite good. Collectively we are sloppy with occasional outbursts of brilliance. Working [...]
